Cabinet



J. R. TISDELL Oct. 11, 1966 CABINET Filed Jan. 18, 1965 (fa/77a: F. T/Jc/e// BY W 4 ()Am ArrOR/VE V United States Patent 3,278,247 CABINET James R. Tisdell, Rte. 1, Box 66, Hempstead, Tex. Filed Jan. 18, 1965, Ser. No. 426,052 2 Claims. (Cl. 312209) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a cabinet.

It is an object of this invention to provide a cabinet for use by barbers, and the like, where a customer is seated in a chair and the user is working on the customer so seated, the cabinet providing a means for holding instruments and materials necessary to the user, and being movable to position the cabinet at the most advantageous location as the work progresses and easily movable out of the way when it is necessary for the user to move around the chair.

In working on seated persons, such as customers in a barber shop, the tools employed must be stored in a sterilizing compartment and such compartments are usually located to the rear of the chair in which the customer is seated, requiring frequent turning and reaching to obtain the tools desired. It is an object of this invention to provide a cabinet having sterilizing means for maintaining sterile tools as well as means for storing other materials and equipment, that may be quickly and easily positioned with relation to the chair and user, so that access may be had to the tools, materials and equipment with a minimum of effort.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts more particularly defined in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the cabinet mounted on a telescoping pole.

FIGURE 2 is a top view of the cabinet mounted on a telescoping pole, partially in cross section, taken on the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1, showing an alternate position in dotted lines, and

FIGURE 3 is a side elevational view of the cabinet, in cross section, taken on the line 33 of FIGURE 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a rigid support, such as the telescoping pole that may be mounted from floor to ceiling adjacent the barbers chair, or the like (not shown), on which the collar 2 of the extensible support 3 is slidably mounted. The collar 4 reinforces the collar 2 and is anchored in position on the support 1 and the collar 5 is slidably mounted on the support 1. The other ends of the extensible support 3 are mounted on the collars 6 and 7, which in turn are slidably mounted on the vertically supporting shaft 8, on the rear Wall 9 of the cabinet. The collar 10 is adjustably mounted on the shaft 8 to limit the downward movement of the shaft 8, just as the collar 4 is adjustable to position the extensible support vertically on the vertical support.

The shaft 8 is mounted on the rear of the cabinet wall 9, and will permit the cabinet to pivot freely thereon, for more precise adjustment of the position of the cabinet with relation to the chair. The extensible support is preferably dual, for strength.

The cabinet is provided with a hood 10, on which the rack 11 is mounted. A sterilizing light 13 of any preferred design is mounted on the inside of the hood 12 and a flexible shield, such as the canvas curtain 14, is mounted on the forward edge of the hood 10, and extends Patented Oct. 11, 1966 downwardly, covering the front of the cabinet. The bottom 15 of the cabinet extends outwardly beyond the forward edge of the hood 12 and has an upwardly turned lip 16, forming a guard rail for the tray formed by the floor of the cabinet.

In use, the extensible support 3 is anchored adjacent to the barbers chair, by means of the collar 2 bearing against the adjustable collar 4, which is anchored at the desired elevation to a suitable support, and the cabinet is pivoted on the other end of the extensible support 3 as desired. The user places his tools that require sterilization in the cabinet by pushing the curtain 14 aside and depositing the tools therein. The user may push the cabinet on the pivot to alter its position, as desired, so that a minimum movement is required to gain access to the tools, materials and equipment, and, when desired, the cabinet may be quickly and easily moved out of the way by pushing it towards the extensible support anchor means.

While the end walls are shown to be solid in the cabinet, it is contemplated that these end walls may be opened if desired, or may also be equipped with curtains as the curtain that extends from the hood shown.

It is also contemplated that, if desired, the shaft 8 may be mounted on vertically adjustable supports to provide additional adjusting means.

While the foregoing is considered a preferred form of the invention, it is by way of illustration only, the broad principle of the invention being defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a cabinet, a vertical support, an extensible support having one end mounted on and vertically adjustable on said vertical support, a cabinet housing having a rear wall on which a shaft is mounted, said extensible support having its other end adjustably mounted on said shaft, said cabinet housing having a forwardly and downwardly extending top member forming a hood, and a bottom member extending outwardly beyond the forward edge of said hood, a flexible curtain mounted on said hood and extending downwardly to the bottom member of said housing and an upwardly turned guard member on the forwardly extended edge of said bottom member.

2. In a cabinet for barbers instruments and the like, a rear wall and a pair of spaced side walls, a supporting means mounted on said rear wall, a forwardly extending and downwardly curved hood mounted on said side mem bers and rear wall, .a tray mounted on the upper surface of said hood and a sterilizing light mounted on the curved inner surface of said hood, a bottom tray mounted on said side walls and rear wall and extending outwardly from said side walls and having its outer margin upwardly turned forming a guard rail, and a flexible curtain mounted on the lower margin of said hood and extending downwardly to the bottom tray.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 997,650 7/ 1911 Dahlen 248277 1,175,847 3/1916 Vokel 32-22 X 2,231,505 2/ 1941 Meyerson 206-15.1 2,270,792 1/ 1942 Weintraub 21-83 2,441,229 5/1948 Schultz 2183 2,554,156 5/ 1951 Rosenthal 21102 2,991,040 7/ 1961 Levy 248356 CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner.

CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Examiner. 

1. IN A CABINET, A VERTICAL SUPPORT, AN EXTENSIBLE SUPPORT HAVING ONE END MOUNTED ON SAID VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT, A CABINET HOUSING HAVING A REAR WALL ON WHICH A SHAFT IS MOUNTED, SAID EXTENSIBLE SUPPORT HAVING ITS OTHER END ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, SAID CABINET HOUSING HAVING A FORWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING TOP MEMBER FORMING A HOOD, AND A BOTTOM MEMBER EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID HOOD, A FLEXIBLE CURTAIN MOUNTED ON SAID HOOD AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY TOS THE BOTTOM MEMBER OF SAID HOUSING AND AN UPWARDLY TURNED GUARD MEMBER ON THE FORWARDLY EXTENDED EDGE OF SAID BOTTOM MEMBER. 